Definitions

  • adj. Tasty, delicious.

  • adj. Cute.

Example Sentences

  • "Der Pesachdik food — So batamt un so good" (source)

  • "When he and Rachel start eating it, they are unable to stop and refuse to give it back. In fact, the cheesecake is so " batamt" (delicious/good), they take the replacement delivery as well." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • באַטעמט batemt

    • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      batemt

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